Ruth 1:16

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But Ruth answered, “Don’t force me to leave you. Don’t make me turn back from following you. Wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:21

But Ittai answered the king, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord and the king live: Wherever you are, whether you’re dead or alive, I’ll be there.”

Psalm 45:10

Listen, daughter! Look closely! Turn your ear ⌞toward me⌟. Forget your people, and forget your father’s house.

Proverbs 17:17

A friend always loves, and a brother is born to share trouble.

Isaiah 14:1

The Lord will have compassion for Jacob and again choose Israel. He will resettle them in their own country. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob.

Daniel 2:47

The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the greatest of gods, the Lord over kings. He can reveal secrets because you were able to reveal this secret.”

Daniel 3:29

So I order that people from every province, nation, or language who say anything slanderous about the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be torn limb from limb. Their houses will be turned into piles of rubble. No other god can rescue like this.”

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, will praise, honor, and give glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is true, his ways are right, and he can humiliate those who act arrogantly.

Hosea 13:4

“I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt. You have known no god besides me. There is no savior except me.

Zechariah 8:23

This is what the Lord of Armies says: In those days ten people from every language found among the nations will take hold of the clothes of a Jew. They will say, “Let us go with you because we have heard that God is with you.”

Matthew 8:19

An expert in Moses’ Teachings came to him and said, “Teacher, I’ll follow you wherever you go.”

John 13:37

Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I’ll give my life for you.”

Acts 21:13

Then Paul replied, “Why are you crying like this and breaking my heart? I’m ready not only to be tied up in Jerusalem but also to die there for the sake of the Lord, the one named Jesus.”

1 Thessalonians 1:9

They talk about how you welcomed us when we arrived. They even report how you turned away from false gods to serve the real, living God

Joshua 24:18

The Lord forced out all the people ahead of us, including the Amorites who lived in this land. We, too, will serve the Lord, because he is our God.”

Revelation 14:4

These 144,000 virgins are pure. They follow the lamb wherever he goes. They were bought from among humanity as the first ones offered to God and to the lamb.

Ruth 1:15

Naomi said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. Go back with your sister-in-law.”

Ruth 1:17

Wherever you die, I will die, and I will be buried there with you. May the Lord strike me down if anything but death separates you and me!”

Ruth 2:6

The young man answered, “She’s a young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.

Ruth 4:15

He will bring you a new life and support you in your old age. Your daughter-in-law who loves you is better to you than seven sons, because she has given birth.”